What We Read This Week (ending 28-July)

Published on July 31, 2023

The full list of content that caught our attention this week. 

 

#industry
The ad industry’s elephant in the room - who should we believe? - "As an industry that primarily self-regulates and is built upon trust, it won’t sustain or improve if stakeholders are unable to see the truth and to derive their own ‘data-informed’ opinions."

Tired of proving you’re not a robot? Say goodbye to Captcha boxes.

4 Ways Media Execs Can Turn The Death Of Cookies To Their Advantage

Advice to Your Younger Self – From Thought Leaders Around the Industry V.2 - Rob is quoted!

YouTube is Blocking Adblockers in Latest Anti-Adblock Experiment

#theGreatMediaMathclawback
Publishers Cry Foul As SSPs Claw Back Revenue Lost To MediaMath’s Bankruptcy

#PrivacySandbox
Topics taxonomy okayed to be expanded: CMA’s Q2 2023 update report

#programmatic
FAQ: Server-Side or Client-Side?

#retail
Commerce Quarterly, Q2 2023 (email required)

The prospects for Retail Media

#community
Mike Racic President of Prebid.org talking with Kurt Donnell on the Blood, Sweat & CPMs podcast

Other news

DC, here we come!

July 24, 2023
This is the week that we, with the help of the IAB, are bringing a publisher group to DC to talk about the importance of federal privacy policies. No, I wouldn’t tune into C-SPAN, nor would I expect any juicy clips to emerge, (“I reclaim my time! Mr. Beeler, answer the damn question!”). I do hope we convince some people how the impact of 50 different sets of privacy regulations costs everyone, and

Event Preview - August 2023

August 3, 2023
Announcing Beeler.Tech Connect Happy Hours Community is the best so we’re working with people around the world to get together informally and connect. Nope, we won’t be at all of these events and if we don’t have something in your city, it’s only because you haven’t raised your hand yet to help us. Let us know!5th Annual Black Is Tech ConferenceAugust 7 - 11, 2023, Atlanta, GA - in-person and onli